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Attached: 4 images Holy SHEEEEEEEET!!!! I love living near the bayou. I was out with the dog & a neighbor asked me about a scary animal on her path to her door. Alligator Snapping turtle is what it was & he was a tiny 7 or 8 lbs. Looks like he got an early wake up call from his pseudo hibernation from some excavation going on. I haven't seen one in a few years but this made me giggle. #Texas #Bayou After having a visit from a young raccoon the other morning this was just great. They get to be as big as 250 lbs & it's the biggest fresh water turtle on earth. From Smithsonian The alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) is one of the largest freshwater turtles in the world, with adults sometimes exceeding two feet in shell length. Maximum weight can reach nearly 250 pounds. Its size and appearance give this creature a prehistoric likeness. The back of the shell is distinctly jagged and the top of the shell (carapace) has three rows of "spikes" or knobs running lengthwise along entire length of the shell. The bottom of the shell is reduced, forming a cross-like shape. Skin coloration ranges from brown to grayish in color, and is lighter on the underside of the turtle. Alligator snapping turtles have large heads with strongly hooked beaks, and the tail is about as long as the carapace. A small, worm-like appendage can sometimes be seen inside the mouth when the creature is agape. This worm-like structure serves as a lure, enticing fish to enter into its open mouth. I saw the saw edges & knew who I was looking at. Now we need to name the little thing. I'm thinking : Ivar